File Tax Return and/or Payment

Select the appropriate tax type from the drop down box and
click on the Continue button.

Select to File a Sales and Use Tax Return or Payment and
click the Continue button..

On the Filing Options screen select a period to file.
e-TIDES automatically displays the current period due.

When needing to report 1% (.01) Local Tax for Allegheny, 2%
(.02) Local Tax for Philadelphia or 1% (.01) Philadelphia Hotel Occupancy
Tax be sure to click the box next to the appropriate county/counties
(inserts a check mark).

If making a pre-payment, use the "Sales Tax Pre-payment"
option. e-TIDES will automatically display the current and previous period
due only.

If a different filing period is needed, click on "File/Pay
Previous Periods" and click the Continue button. The screen refreshes and
additional periods will be displayed in the drop down box. Select the
correct period to file.

Select a Payment Method and click on the Continue button.

Only ACH Debit payments are transmitted through e-TIDES and
are reflected in the "View Filing History". When selecting other payment
types, you will file a return only and be directed to further payment
instructions. When selecting a payment type other than ACH Debit, the return
only will be reflected in the "View Filing History".

Fill in Form:

After selecting the filing
options you are presented with the PA-3 form consisting of the selected options.

Use the Tab key on your key board to navigate.

Fill in the amounts for Lines 1, 2, 6, 7 (State only), 11
and any "Other Payments" not made through e-TIDES for State and Local Taxes
(if applicable). If zero enter 0.

If there were any payments, including pre-payments, made
through e-TIDES for this period, they will automatically be displayed in the
Previous e-TIDES Payment line.

Click the Calculate button. This will automatically
calculate all amounts due, including any applicable discounts. If you
collected more than what was calculated, you must report the amount
collected.

When the amounts are correct click the Continue button.
NOTE: If you need to file a Clean Indoor Air
Act schedule, click the box and fill-in the appropriate schedule prior to
clicking Continue.

On the next few screens enter, verify or correct any
information needed and click the Submit button to complete the transaction.

If you
are filing after the due date, you may be subject to penalties and interest.
If your case has been placed with a collection agency, you may be subject
to additional fees for collection costs.
Under Act 40 of 2005, additional costs, including but not limited to fees of up
to thirty-nine percent (39%) of the amount due, and attorney fees incurred in
securing payment, may be imposed on any liability not paid prior to referral to
a collection agency or contract counsel.

Note: Filing procedures may vary by tax type. Verify all
information prior to clicking the Submit button. Once you click Submit,
it is in the mail and therefore not retrievable.

Verify and View Filing:

To verify and view what has
been filed follow the instructions below:

Select the "View Filing History" option on the left
navigation bar.

Choose the appropriate tax type and click on the Next
button.

Select the enterprise and click on the Next button.

You should now be on the Internet Filing History screen.
Scan down to view the tax period (Return/Payment) filed. The status next to
the Return/Payment reflects where the transaction status within the e-TIDES
system. The following are status definitions:

Incomplete: This indicates a transaction has
been created, but has not been completed. Transactions in this status
will not be submitted to the Department of Revenue.

Complete: This indicates a transaction has
been completed and is waiting to be processed. All transactions in
complete status will be submitted to the Department of Revenue.

Submitted: This indicates a transaction is
being processed by the Department of Revenue. In the case of payments,
the transaction must first be successfully processed by the bank before
being processed by the Department.

Processed: This indicates the transaction has
been fully processed by the Department of Revenue. Returns are generally
processed within one business day, while payments are generally processed
within one day of the period due date.

Error:Transaction (return or payment)
was unable to process.

5. You may print a copy of the Return/Payment
from this screen by clicking on the link associated with the Return or
Payment under the Transaction column.

File by Multi-Import Upload:

For information on how to prepare and file by Multi-Import
Upload, click on the "Instructions" link on the left navigation bar. Scroll
down through the Table of Contents to the "Multi-Import" section. The
information below provides brief details of each step of the upload process.